N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34-3.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:34-3.5 - Telesupervision

(a) Prior to engaging in telesupervision, a qualified supervisor shall:

1. Have completed at least six hours of education or training in telesupervision. The education or training shall:

i. Include, at a minimum, the following topics:

(1) Appropriateness of telesupervision;

(2) Handling clinical emergencies;

(3) Best practices and informed consent;

(4) Teletherapy theory and practice;

(5) Modes of delivery of supervision, including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-compliant technology; and

(6) Legal and ethical issues.

ii. Be a course or program approved by one of the entities set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:34-5.3(a)1, from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, or by the Board.

2. Have at least one in-person, face-to-face meeting with the intern or licensed associate marriage and family therapist prior to utilizing telesupervision.

3. Determine that telesupervision is appropriate for the intern or licensed associate marriage and family therapist, considering the individual's professional, intellectual, emotional, and physical needs;

4. Be competent in the use of technology-assisted media;

5. Take necessary precautions to protect the privacy and security of all client information;

6. Inform interns and licensed associate marriage and family therapists of the potential risks and benefits associated with telesupervision;

7. Consider the risks and responsibilities associated with telesupervision, and advise interns and licensed associate marriage and family therapists, in writing, of these risks, as well as the respective responsibilities for minimizing these risks; and

8. Consider the potential benefits and limitations in the supervisor's choices of technology-assisted media for a specific intern or licensed associate marriage and family therapist in a particular situation.

(b) A qualified supervisor who engages in telesupervision shall use interactive, real-time, two-way communication technologies, which shall include a video component that allows the qualified supervisor to see the intern or licensed associate marriage and family therapist.

1. Notwithstanding (b) above, a qualified supervisor shall consider that asynchronous communications may augment telesupervision.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34-3.5

Recodified from 13:34-5.5 by 49 N.J.R. 655(a), effective 4/3/2017

Adopted by 55 N.J.R. 2014(a), effective 9/18/2023